Florida Trip - Day 1 - 2/23/12

After the wait at O'Hare I finally made it to Orlando a little after noon. We got the rental car and had some lunch at a TGIFriday's by the airport. We checked into the Best Western Universal Inn and caught up for a few hours. We then showered and had dinner at PF Chang's. We are turning in early from a long day of travel.

Waiting at the airport

Flight is delayed so I'm waiting at O'Hare Airport. I wish I could have slept in the extra hour! Had a mediocre breakfast at Goose Island restaurant in Terminal 3. Skip the coffee here!

Cruise Countdown!

100 days to go ...

Next Trip: Florida!

My next trip is right around the corner ... a little over three weeks from now I'll be meeting my sister in Orlando to go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter!

From Febryary 23 to 26, 2012, we will be enjoying Universal Studios Orlando.  We are both big fans of the books and movies and we've been wanting to go to the Harry Potter theme park for a while.

Arizona Trip - Day 10 - 1/1/12

Happy New Year!

Time to go home ...

Our flight left in the afternoon so we had some breakfast and said our goodbyes.  I wish my parents lived a little closer so we didn't have to plan such big trips to see them.

Our flight left on time ... uneventful trip home ... I was glad to have another day off before returning to work because I still didn't feel very well.

Another fun trip comes to an end!

Arizona Trip - Day 9 - 12/31/11

On New Year's Eve I was still not feeling too well.  We spent the morning packing and relaxing at my parent's house.  Erica and Jason joined us later for dinner and then we went to the Phoenix Symphony for a concert.

The music was wonderful and we all had a good time.  They had champagne during the intermission.

After the last song, the balloons dropped ... but the net never released so it didn't go as planned ...

But it was a fun and relaxing night out that we all enjoyed.

We went back to my parents house and had some cheese and crackers and rang in the new year before going to sleep.

Arizona Trip - Day 8 - 12/30/11

Since we spent the night at my sister's house, we went with Erica and Brian out to breakfast and for a drive around Cave Creek and Carefree; two cute towns that they live near.  In Carefree we got out and did some looking around the local shops.

We then took a drive to Lake Pleasant and looked around for a while.  I was still feeling pretty sick so mostly we drove in the car and looked at the desert.

My parents joined us later and for dinner that night, we went to The Horny Toad.  I highly recommend this place, I just loved it and the fried chicken was great.  I wish I hadn't been so sick.